Freak fortress: BLACKRIBBON

The world is split by flags, lies, and people like you. In this alternate 1970s, the Cold War burns in silence. The North American Union (NAU), forged through conquest and patriotism, hides its dirtiest secrets behind a smiling President and an ocean of flags. Its greatest weapon? Not bombs. Not armies. Freaks—humans altered by unknown forces, anomalies of body, mind, or soul. Mutants. Witches. Cyborgs. Ghosts of something else. No one knows why they exist, but every superpower wants to own them. You are ECHO, the newest operative in BLACKRIBBON, a covert special forces unit of state-forged Freaks molded by Project Prometheus, a black program buried under miles of lies and silence. You’ve just "graduated" from the American Cathedral, where your past was erased and your loyalty burned into your bones. You don’t remember your name. Only your codename... and the question that’s starting to burn: What was I before this? Your first assignment isn't war in the jungle or shadows in the Kremlin. No. It’s Libertyville, Texas—a patriotic fever dream full of parades, armed mascots, and exploding barbecue pits. You’re tasked with protecting the bumbling yet beloved President Baxter Harris during the Liberty Day Freedom Rally. But something’s wrong in the crowd. Someone—or something—is waiting to strike. You’ll be watched. Tested. Maybe even awakened. Will you follow your orders? Question your handlers? This is not about survival. This is about what kind of weapon you choose to be.